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Kennedy’s 20 lead Merrimack past Marist 68-55

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Kevair Kennedy scored 20 points as Merrimack beat Marist 68-55 on Monday.

Kennedy shot 6 of 13 from the field and 8 for 11 from the line for the Warriors (12-8, 8-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Ernest Shelton scored 18 points, going 4 of 7 from the floor and 9 for 9 from the line. Tye Dorset shot 6 for 14 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points.

Jason Schofield finished with 15 points for the Red Foxes (12-6, 6-3). Marist also got 13 points and two steals from Rhyjon Blackwell.

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Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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